'Finding Emily' and The Rom-Coms That Shaped Us - PLUS an Interview with Director Alicia MacDonald

'Finding Emily' and The Rom-Coms That Shaped Us - PLUS an Interview with Director Alicia MacDonald

Rom-coms are back, and so are we! To kick off our new season of the MASSIVE Cinema Podcast, Ada, Claire and Han chat all things rom-com before diving into one of their favourite films of the year - fresh and funny Manchester rom-com Finding Emily (spoilers ahead!). Later in the episode, Han chats to Finding Emily director Alicia MacDonald about her debut, deep diving into how she assembled her brilliant cast (including Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice), the films that inspired her. - Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ada Enechi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/adaenechi/], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Claire Rowden⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/clairelrowden/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Stokes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/hanstokesfilm/] Started in 2018, MASSIVE is the place where youth culture and cinema collide. We love to bring you access to the most exciting upcoming films before anyone else, with unmissable social content and regular previews across the UK. You can follow us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@massivecinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/massivecinema/] for more.

The 2026 Academy Awards: Our Reaction - Awards Season Rundown

The final episode of our Oscars season is here! After staying up to watch the ceremony, Ada, Claire and Hannah (fresh off 5 hours of sleep) share their immediate reactions to this year's Academy Awards, breaking down the ceremony and its many suprises. - Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ada Enechi⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/adaenechi/], ⁠⁠⁠⁠Claire Rowden⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/clairelrowden/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Stokes⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/hanstokesfilm/] Started in 2018, MASSIVE is the place where youth culture and cinema collide. We love to bring you access to the most exciting upcoming films before anyone else, with unmissable social content and regular previews across the UK. You can follow us ⁠⁠⁠⁠@massivecinema⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/massivecinema/] for more.

Best Film MASSIVE Episode - Awards Season Rundown

In this mega episode of The MASSIVE Cinema Podcast, and our final episode before the Oscars, Ada, Claire and Hannah try and discuss as many of the remaining Academy Award nominations as they can - including Best Film, Best Original and Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and more. They share who they think will win, who they want to win, and what films they think have been snubbed this Oscars season. Spoiler warnings for Train Dreams - Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Ada Enechi⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/adaenechi/], ⁠⁠⁠Claire Rowden⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/clairelrowden/] and ⁠⁠⁠Hannah Stokes⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/hanstokesfilm/] Started in 2018, MASSIVE is the place where youth culture and cinema collide. We love to bring you access to the most exciting upcoming films before anyone else, with unmissable social content and regular previews across the UK. You can follow us ⁠⁠⁠@massivecinema⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/massivecinema/] for more.

Best International Feature - Awards Season Rundown

In the third episode of The MASSIVE Cinema podcast, Ada, Claire and Hannah unpack the nominations for Best International Feature at this year's Academy Awards, chatting who they think will win, who they want to win, and what films they think have been snubbed this Oscars season. Spoiler warnings for Sirāt and It Was Just an Accident - Hosts: ⁠⁠Ada Enechi⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/adaenechi/], ⁠⁠Claire Rowden⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/clairelrowden/] and ⁠⁠Hannah Stokes⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/hanstokesfilm/] Started in 2018, MASSIVE is the place where youth culture and cinema collide. We love to bring you access to the most exciting upcoming films before anyone else, with unmissable social content and regular previews across the UK. You can follow us ⁠⁠@massivecinema⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/massivecinema/] for more.

Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress - Awards Season Rundown

In the second episode of The MASSIVE Cinema podcast, Ada, Claire and Hannah share their hot takes before diving into this year's Academy Award nominees for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, chatting who they think will win, who they want to win, and who they think has been snubbed this Oscars season. - Hosts: ⁠Ada Enechi⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/adaenechi/], ⁠Claire Rowden⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/clairelrowden/] and ⁠Hannah Stokes⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/hanstokesfilm/] Started in 2018, MASSIVE is the place where youth culture and cinema collide. We love to bring you access to the most exciting upcoming films before anyone else, with unmissable social content and regular previews across the UK. You can follow us ⁠@massivecinema⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/massivecinema/] for more.